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Adams, Polly K.; Taylor, Michaell K. – 1982
Information on the values of woodworking for young children and ways to introduce and manage a carpentry center for them are provided in this guide. The following topics are included: (1) the values of woodworking on child development; (2) how the teacher can use the center to provide for the integration, discovery, and development of woodworking…
Descriptors: Carpentry, Creative Activities, Developmental Stages, Discovery Learning
Andrews, Tamar – Texas Child Care, 1997
Notes that a woodworking center in early childhood settings fosters self-esteem, integrates into curriculum, provides developmentally appropriate activities, and aids in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth. Provides information in wood choices, tools, and activities in gluing, sanding, hammering, sawing, and drilling. Includes…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Products, Childrens Art, Creative Activities
Stinson, Christine, Comp. – Teaching Music, 1996
Recommends elementary school projects where children design and make their own musical instruments. Maintains that this familiarizes students with the family of instruments and how they produce sound. The built instruments can be as simple as a washtub bass or as complex as an electronic synthesizer. (MJP)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Handicrafts
Eaton, Barbara; Weatherford, Martha – 1983
An overview is presented of a 1982-83 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title IV-C project, designed for 50 talented high school art students, to preserve the arts and crafts in the Mississippi hills area and to enrich existing arts and crafts curriculum. Steps are listed for implementing such a program, a simple program budget is…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics